48:16
قُل
qul
Say
لِّلۡمُخَلَّفِينَ
lil'mukhallafina
to those who remained behind
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡأَعۡرَابِ
al-a'rabi
the Bedouins
سَتُدۡعَوۡنَ
satud'awna
You will be called
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
قَوۡمٍ
qawmin
a people
أُوْلِي
uli
possessors of military might
بَأۡسٖ
basin
possessors of military might
شَدِيدٖ
shadidin
great
تُقَٰتِلُونَهُمۡ
tuqatilunahum
you will fight them
أَوۡ
aw
or
يُسۡلِمُونَۖ
yus'limuna
they will submit
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
تُطِيعُواْ
tuti'u
you obey
يُؤۡتِكُمُ
yu'tikumu
Allah will give you
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah will give you
أَجۡرًا
ajran
a reward
حَسَنٗاۖ
hasanan
good
وَإِن
wa-in
but if
تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ
tatawallaw
you turn away
كَمَا
kama
as
تَوَلَّيۡتُم
tawallaytum
you turned away
مِّن
min
before
قَبۡلُ
qablu
before
يُعَذِّبۡكُمۡ
yu'adhib'kum
He will punish you
عَذَابًا
adhaban
(with) a punishment
أَلِيمٗا
aliman
painful
١٦

Tell the desert Arabs who stayed behind, ‘You will be called to face a people of great might in war and to fight them, unless they surrender: if you obey, God will reward you well, but if you turn away, as you have done before, He will punish you heavily

Translation 1260

48:17
لَّيۡسَ
laysa
Not is
عَلَى
ala
upon
ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
al-a'ma
the blind
حَرَجٞ
harajun
any blame
وَلَا
wala
and not
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱلۡأَعۡرَجِ
al-a'raji
the lame
حَرَجٞ
harajun
any blame
وَلَا
wala
and not
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱلۡمَرِيضِ
al-maridi
the sick
حَرَجٞۗ
harajun
any blame
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُطِعِ
yuti'i
obeys
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَرَسُولَهُۥ
warasulahu
and His Messenger
يُدۡخِلۡهُ
yud'khil'hu
He will admit him
جَنَّٰتٖ
jannatin
(to) Gardens
تَجۡرِي
tajri
flow
مِن
min
from
تَحۡتِهَا
tahtiha
underneath them
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ
al-anharu
the rivers
وَمَن
waman
but whoever
يَتَوَلَّ
yatawalla
turns away
يُعَذِّبۡهُ
yu'adhib'hu
He will punish him
عَذَابًا
adhaban
(with) a punishment
أَلِيمٗا
aliman
painful
١٧

the blind, the lame, and the sick will not be blamed.’ God will admit anyone who obeys Him and His Messenger to Gardens graced with flowing streams; He will painfully punish anyone who turns away

Translation 1260

48:18
۞لَّقَدۡ
laqad
Certainly
رَضِيَ
radiya
Allah was pleased
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah was pleased
عَنِ
ani
with
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
al-mu'minina
the believers
إِذۡ
idh
when
يُبَايِعُونَكَ
yubayi'unaka
they pledged allegiance to you
تَحۡتَ
tahta
under
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
al-shajarati
the tree
فَعَلِمَ
fa'alima
and He knew
مَا
ma
what
فِي
fi
(was) in
قُلُوبِهِمۡ
qulubihim
their hearts
فَأَنزَلَ
fa-anzala
so He sent down
ٱلسَّكِينَةَ
al-sakinata
the tranquility
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
upon them
وَأَثَٰبَهُمۡ
wa-athabahum
and rewarded them
فَتۡحٗا
fathan
(with) a victory
قَرِيبٗا
qariban
near
١٨

God was pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you [Prophet] under the tree: He knew what was in their hearts and so He sent tranquillity down to them and rewarded them with a speedy triumph

Translation 1260

48:19
وَمَغَانِمَ
wamaghanima
And spoils of war
كَثِيرَةٗ
kathiratan
much
يَأۡخُذُونَهَاۗ
yakhudhunaha
that they will take
وَكَانَ
wakana
and is
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَزِيزًا
azizan
All-Mighty
حَكِيمٗا
hakiman
All-Wise
١٩

and with many future gains. God is mighty and wise

Translation 1260

48:20
وَعَدَكُمُ
wa'adakumu
Allah has promised you
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has promised you
مَغَانِمَ
maghanima
spoils of war
كَثِيرَةٗ
kathiratan
much
تَأۡخُذُونَهَا
takhudhunaha
that you will take it
فَعَجَّلَ
fa'ajjala
and He has hastened
لَكُمۡ
lakum
for you
هَٰذِهِۦ
hadhihi
this
وَكَفَّ
wakaffa
and has withheld
أَيۡدِيَ
aydiya
(the) hands
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
(of) the people
عَنكُمۡ
ankum
from you
وَلِتَكُونَ
walitakuna
that it may be
ءَايَةٗ
ayatan
a sign
لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
lil'mu'minina
for the believers
وَيَهۡدِيَكُمۡ
wayahdiyakum
and He may guide you
صِرَٰطٗا
siratan
(to the) Path
مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا
mus'taqiman
Straight
٢٠

He has promised you [people] many future gains: He has hastened this gain for you. He has held back the hands of hostile people from you as a sign for the faithful and He will guide you to a straight path

Translation 1260

48:21
وَأُخۡرَىٰ
wa-ukh'ra
And others
لَمۡ
lam
not
تَقۡدِرُواْ
taqdiru
you had power
عَلَيۡهَا
alayha
over them
قَدۡ
qad
surely
أَحَاطَ
ahata
Allah encompassed
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah encompassed
بِهَاۚ
biha
them
وَكَانَ
wakana
and is
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ala
over
كُلِّ
kulli
all
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
things
قَدِيرٗا
qadiran
All-Powerful
٢١

There are many other gains [to come], over which you have no power. God has full control over them: God has power over all things

Translation 1260

48:22
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
قَٰتَلَكُمُ
qatalakumu
fight you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
لَوَلَّوُاْ
lawallawu
surely they would turn
ٱلۡأَدۡبَٰرَ
al-adbara
the backs
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
la
not
يَجِدُونَ
yajiduna
they would find
وَلِيّٗا
waliyyan
any protector
وَلَا
wala
and not
نَصِيرٗا
nasiran
any helper
٢٢

If the disbelievers had fought against you, they would have taken flight and found no one to protect or support them

Translation 1260

48:23
سُنَّةَ
sunnata
(The established) way
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلَّتِي
allati
which
قَدۡ
qad
passed away
خَلَتۡ
khalat
passed away
مِن
min
before
قَبۡلُۖ
qablu
before
وَلَن
walan
and never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لِسُنَّةِ
lisunnati
in (the) way of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
in (the) way of Allah
تَبۡدِيلٗا
tabdilan
any change
٢٣

such was God’s practice in the past and you will find no change in God’s practices

Translation 1260